Open AccessPeyronie's disease: What's around the bend?
Author(s) -
Aylin N. Bilgutay,
Alexander W. Pastuszak
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.173107
Subject(s) - medicine , peyronie's disease , surgery , deformity , disease , food and drug administration , erectile dysfunction , pharmacology
Peyronie's disease (PD) is a fibrotic diathesis of the tunica albuginea that results in penile plaque formation and penile deformity, negatively affecting sexual and psychosocial function of both patients and their partners. In this review, we discuss the PD literature and PD treatment options, with special emphasis on potential future therapies.